Stop Thinking, Start Feeling

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

You know when you when you have those moments where you wake
and realize how fast your life is going by. I know for me this happens A LOT
whenever I am going through some sort of trial in life. I think it is because
it makes me appreciate the times when I am feeling good. Now I do not mean to
say that right now everything is bad for me. No things are great in certain
areas and others not so much. Unfortunately the “not so much” areas affect the
goods ones causing me to feel down all over.

It is no secret I have a sleep issue. I have written about
it before. Most of my posts on social media happen at 3 o’clock in the morning.
I do not expect people to sympathize with me on this because it is very
difficult to understand unless you go through it yourself…. And believe me when
I say, I do not wish it on anybody.

I have a whole lot of time to think, compared to most
people. In fact I have about 7 more hours to think. Humans have around 49
thoughts per minute, 2,940 thoughts per hour and about 47,040 thoughts per day.
Little miss “lets only sleep two hours” over here generates around 64,680 per
day. Trust me… it is sooo not worth it…. You end up worrying more, over
analyzing and thinking about strange, off the wall things like this blog post
for example…. But stick with me it gets less weird.

Somewhere in one of my 64,680 thoughts I realized how this one negative thing
in my life is setting me back from so many positive things in my life and you
know what? That really stinks. I am an active person I am always trying to beat
my best times in a run, or challenge my self with new workout or training
method. I have to really push myself when I have not slept because I get down.
I’m tired. I do not want to see anyone or do anything. It is very easy to fall in to a pity party. I
feel like I am slipping away from my goals. Work seems harder, school is nearly
impossible and training is on and off. I am a little OCD, I like to control
things in my life, I hyper-focus. So this is very frustrating for me.

Now for the important part J

This past Weekend my boyfriend Jordan and our friends Mark
and Natalie were in a Sprint Triathlon. I went to cheer them on and be the
photographer, surprise, surprise. We all take classes together at our local gym
and they are all insanely fit. No really, they’re insane. I am always so
impressed by them; they are go, go, go all the time. They train so hard, but
they have fun with it too, it’s bonding for them and you can tell they really
love what they are doing. It makes them happy. They MAE-k the time for
themselves to do these things, even though they have jobs, families and other
everyday circumstances just like the rest of us. They did not get this way over
night. They made the decision somewhere down the road. They chose this. They stepped
out of their comfort zone to make the necessary changes in their lives to MAE-k
it happen. People who I happen to know,
who do not do these kinds of things, I do not mean just physical activities but
branching out and trying new things is not their strong suit… yet, always ask
why? Why do you kill yourself to at the gym? Why would you run that long? I now
have an answer.

In those moments when your crossing the finish line, ripping
through the forest or doing whatever it is that gives you that all or nothing
feeling, that adrenaline rush. Maybe for
you it’s something different like dancing or playing music. Your brain thinks
about that moment. It’s not consumed with 49 thoughts about tomorrow, or next
week or even 10 years from now. So if we spent more time doing the things that
gave us that rush, we would decrease the amount of negative thoughts that run
though our minds. Creating an over all happier more positive life. MAE-ks sense
right?

A new school year is coming up, it is a fresh start and I am sure there are
some things that maybe you did not get to try this summer or maybe finish? Now
is your time. I am challenging all of our movers; Dee and I included starting
this year with a new outlook. It does
not have to be as drastic or thrill seeking as a triathlon or jumping from a
plane… I know I am getting ahead of myselfJ
We all need time away from reality. You need the feeling of thinking nothing,
trust me it great.

I decided to MAE-K this a challenge for the next two months
we will be posting challenges for everyone. You will all have a chance to win
A-MAE-ZING prices! The best of all though is the one that you are giving
yourself J I
will have more info in the following week on how to participate. In the
meantime start thinking about the things in your life you maybe use to do, want
to do